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1946 Portland

2–⁠7–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Portland in 1946, game by game: lost vs. Hawaii All-Stars 13–54; lost at Oregon State 0–35; lost at Santa Clara 0–6; won at Arizona State 13–0; tied vs. Willamette 6–6; lost vs. Montana State 6–19; lost at Idaho 6–20; lost at San José State 19–26; lost at Leilahau 6–39; won at Hawaii All-Stars 12–0+13−41Lost 13–54 vs. Hawaii All-Stars-41Hawaii All-StarsLost 0–35 at Oregon State-35Oregon StateLost 0–6 at Santa Clara-6Santa ClaraWon 13–0 at Arizona State+13Arizona StateTied 6–6 vs. Willamette0WillametteLost 6–19 vs. Montana State-13Montana StateLost 6–20 at Idaho-14IdahoLost 19–26 at San José State-7San José StateLost 6–39 at Leilahau-33LeilahauWon 12–0 at Hawaii All-Stars+12Hawaii All-Stars
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsHawaii All-StarsL 13–⁠5459%
Oct 5atOregon StateL 0–⁠3513%
Oct 12atSanta ClaraL 0–⁠69%
Oct 19atArizona StateW 13–⁠025%
Nov 2vsWillametteT 6–⁠660%
Nov 9vsMontana StateL 6–⁠1968%
Nov 16atIdahoL 6–⁠2052%
Nov 29atSan José StateL 19–⁠2623%
Dec 14atLeilahauL 6–⁠3931%
Dec 21atHawaii All-StarsW 12–⁠024%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawaii All-Stars 12–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Photographs from 1946

  • University of Idaho vs. Portland University [01]
    University of Idaho vs. Portland University [01]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game
  • University of Idaho vs. Portland University [02]
    University of Idaho vs. Portland University [02]Photo: University of Idaho, Public Domain Mark 1.0, via Digital Public Library of America
    The game

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
81–⁠205
Coach
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Elo
1137 −68 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−28.1 No. 118 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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